Lia woke up again.Lia sat down and felt her wrist in pain as if there's something that's been carved.The number '3' below the glowing infinity was now replaced with number '4'.She's now on the 4th Loop.
Lia angrily messed her hair up and gripped her blanket with eyes in determination.
'I have to save Aunt Selene and Yanyan.'
Lia acted according to her previous life acts.She noticed her every action can distort the repetition so she didn't dare to act differently.She had to get out of this house and meet her biological brother, Xavier and Alaric.She acted just like before until the time where she finally met Xavier for the first time.
They stared at each other but after that Xavier just opened the door at the passenger seat and said.
"Get in"
Lia's eyes went wide.
'Isn't he supposed to ask my name just like before?!'
She clearly remembered him asked her name!!
"You are Lia Williamson?"
The man asked her.
"Yes."
"From now on, you're Xue Aafreen Morelli.", the man said and stopped leaning on the car door and opened the door at the passenger seat.
"Get in."
Lia got inside the car with eyes filled with questions.She was frowning.How come he's not in repetition?
Xavier closed the door of the passenger seat and also got in the car.He sat on the driver seat and closed the door.
Lia stared at him with doubt.She didn't dare to leave her eyes on him!
Xavier wrapped her with seatbelt in ease as if he didn't meet her for the first time and introduced himself.
"My name is Xavier Lumiere Moreau.Your husband", he seductively said making Lia stunned.
"Sorry.I forgot to introduce myself.My name is Xavier Lumiere Moreau."
'What's going on?', Lia nervously asked herself while looking at Xavier Lumiere with a frown.
Xavier Lumiere got uncomfortable in Lia's gazes and also doubted.Why is she staring at him filled with emotions? Shouldn't she have dull eyes? She keeps staring at him!
Alaric got in the car after stomping his way to the car.
"What took you so long?", the Xavier asked sensing Alaric's anger.
"Young Master, those people are so shameless!That family slapped the Young Mistress!Not only that, I just learned Young Mistress's ex boyfriend is having an affair with Young Mistress sister!The adoptive parents and the parents of that guy knows everything!Shameless!", Alaric angrily complained and massaged his face feeling depressed.
"I can't believe the news of Young Mistress being found spread this far quickly."
"Did you know, Young Master, the family of Young Mistress ex boyfriend even gave her a bank card as a bethrothal gift! I can't believe they're even so eager to marry their son to our Young Mistress!Good thing, Young Mistress declined the bank card and the marriage.She ruthlessly laid the truth by saying she already knew the guy was cheating behind her back with her Sister.Bunch of scumbags."
Xavier took his wallet and gave Lia a black card from Swiss bank.
Lia was dumbfounded as she stared at the black card.
He didn't ask her about the bank card of the Castelli family and just casually gave her money!!
Xavier who was about to start the car stopped and looked at Lia.
"How much money is inside the bank card they're trying to give?", he asked seriously while facing her.
"Five million pesos.",she answered.
"What?!Just five million pesos and not a dollar?I heard that family from the phone call the Castelli Family in an upper class family here in the Philippines.They really didn't treat our Young Mistress too highly.Five million pesos is too small to be a bethrothal gift.", Alaric complained.
Xavier took his wallet and gave Lia a black card from Swiss bank.
"What is this for?", she asked and awkwardly took the card.
"That is not my bethrothal gift but just a gift.The money inside this is not enough.All of my assets will be yours once we get married.", he said.
Lia awkwardly took the card and stared at it.
Xavier is dumbfounded by Lia's action.
Lia stared at the black card.She knew this black card from what her brother said.This black card has huge money inside.It's not only that but it's from a Swiss bank which is highly reputable for its security.
'Maybe I can hire some guards to protect Aunt Selene and Yanyan with this card.I'll just have to ask my brother where to hire some highly skilled men.He might have connections.'
Lia slightly pulled her long sleeves to see her glowing 4th Loop mark on her wrist.
'I've been killed over and over by the Williamson family.I was treated like my life was dispensable.They even killed Aunt Selene and Yanyan just to lure me to come out.In this 4th Loop I have to protect Aunt Selene and Yanyan and survive.Even if I die over and over again, I would love to experience this repetition again and again just too protect Aunt Selene and Yanyan.'
Xavier staring at Lia's wrist was stunned.He can see that slightly glowing golden mark.Others may not see it but he can.Why does Lia have it?A lot of thoughts messed up his mind.
He started to drive the car while gripping the steering wheel tight.His eyes are on the road teeth are clenching tight.He noticed Lia's eyes are not dull but was staring at him with doubt.She was not like before.She was unlike the others that is in repetition.The process of him dying and dying again and moving in this repetition over and over again.Does Lia have to do with it?
The moment where Lia and Castelli family is in the elevator came.Lia was still acting the same as before and Xavier didn't dare to leave his eyes on Lia.He was staring at her every move.
Ms. Castelli pressed the button of their floor.She then looked at Lia.
"Lia, I'm sorry about my son's behavior just now.Which floor are you in?", Ms. Castelli asked.
Lia looked at the eyes of Ms. Castelli with lifeless eyes.
"I don't know.", Lia answered just like in his past life.Lia might be in repetition now but her expression and mark that time they were inside the car.He cannot just ignore it.
When they got inside the unit.
"Let's talk.",he heard Naftali immediately said to Alaric.He also pulled Lia's wrist and dragged her away.
Lia looked at Xavier's back ahead of her.The way he is dragging her is not so gentle.His grip around her hand is too tight.Lia knows something is wrong.Xavier's attitude is not in repetition.He keeps on looking at her with strange eyes.Lia also noticed he was not dragging her towards her own room.
Lia began to feel extremely nervous and pulled her hand back but his gripped against her wrist tightened even more.
"Let go off me!!", she said and desperately pulled her hand as if fighting for her life.Lia was in pain.
"Shut up!", he growled in anger and took her to his bedroom.He didn't even bother to open the bedroom light.
His bedroom wall is painted with gray and with glass three meters far at the side of his bed.It's tiles are colored black.There's paintings.Minimal ornaments colored with white, green or brown.It was neat with just minimal things.His bedroom is like a modern luxury bedroom of a mafia inside the penthouse.
He threw Lia on the bed and took his Pistol on top of the drawer beside his bed.This Pistol was one of the most expensive Cabot Guns in the world.Lia was about to get out of the bed but he aggressively pushed Lia back to his bed and immediately sat down on top of her.
He held his gun tightly with his right hand.He immediately pulled back the slide of the gun.The slide moving smoothly against the frame before snapping forward with a satisfying click, a round now loaded and ready.His movement was so fast before he pressed the cold gun against Lia's forehead.
Lia's body froze and her eyes went wide in shock when she saw a gun pistol pointed against her.
Her eyes turned Xavier in disbelief but she was stunned at the beauty of the man above her.The room's light is off and the only flickering light against his handsome face is the moonlight from the glass wall.His dark black eyes with a thick eye brows are dangerously looking down on her with a glare as if he's ready to kill her anytime but Lia didn't noticed this.She was now too focused on his beautiful face and it was as if time stopped as she looked at the man in speechless.His pale face against the moonlight while looking down at her with a glare right now is just too handsome like a portrait painted in shadows and whispers, a captivating darkness that can drew everyone in, even herself.
When Lia realized this, she glared at Xavier.
His beauty all this time was a mask, concealing something wild, something untamed like something that whispered ruin.To be captivated by his beauty was to willingly walk into the heart of a storm and she just walked into this storm.
Is she going to die again?By the hands of her future husband?She never thought this calm man had this dangerous side of him that he could kill her anytime just like the Williamson family.He looks so harmless.
Lia laughed bitterly and slowly raised her hands to hold his hand holding the gun.Lia right now is so enchanting.Like a seductive goddess.Xavier just let her touch his hand with her cold hands.Perhaps because this woman is his future wife.He is not afraid of death because he can always come back to life again.
Lia held his hand and made his press the gun gun harder against her forehead and looked at him as if daring him to kill her.
He angrily glared at Lia.
Lia is just too different from any others.He noticed that the people around him are in repetition except for Lia.Her actions felt as if she knows him.Her dull eyes was not too strong anymore unlike his past like.She was like being drowned to her own thoughts.Her eyes was in frustration as if she's after something and she couldn't wait to get it.It feels as if she remembers everything.Like she's like him normally walking on this repetition of time.
He wanted to ask why.Why is he dying again and again and coming back to life again and again?Why is he experiencing this sickening repetition?Why does she have that mark?
"Who are you?", he finally asked her firmly.